News Tracker

Sun, 16 February 2025

12:16 pm Former DP Rigathi Gachagua sends heartfelt message to Raila Odinga after losing the AUC chair race noting, "Africa needed you most, but God, in His own wisdom, found that Kenya, your motherland, and indeed, we Kenyans, your beloved brothers and sisters, have unfinished business with you as their coveted son as we unshackle our country from recklessness."
11:51 am New AUC chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf thanked President William Ruto for congratulating him after winning the seat vowing, "I am honored to work with him to advance our continental agenda."
11:23 am President William Ruto offers to host the second bi-annual African Climate Summit later this year should no other African country be up to the challenge.
10:46 am High Court orders the National Land Commission (NLC) to pay Kisumu Senator and lawyer Tom Ojienda over Ksh9 million in accrued legal fees after failing to compensate him for his services.
10:28 am The National Land Commission (NLC) has been ordered to pay Kisumu Senator and lawyer Tom Ojienda over Ksh9 million in accrued legal fees after failing to compensate him for his services.
9:57 am IG Douglas Kanja says that a new digital system that will minimise interpersonal interaction between the police and citizens was in the last stages of development after 3 police officers were arrested by EACC officers for taking bribes north of Ksh48,000.
9:29 am President William Ruto chairs the committee of the African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
8:49 am A family was left in mourning following the death of their son, Martin Mugambi, whose lifeless body was discovered in a swimming pool at Mangeni International School in Makueni County.
8:19 am Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says that "Kenya has never before fronted such a qualified, decorated and ideologically anchored candidate for an international job" while calling for evaluations before Kenya fronts candidates for AU and AUC bids after Raila Odinga lost the chairperson race.
7:53 am A family in Mogogosiek Village in Bomet County is seeking justice after their 20-year-old was stabbed to death after failing to pay Ksh25 for a boiled egg.
7:21 am 3 Kenyan lawmakers, Homa Bay MP Peter Opondo Kaluma, Narok Senator Ledama Olekina and Alego Usonga MP Sam Atandi, who are allied to Raila Odinga, announced that they are planning to petition for Kenya and EAC to exit from the African Union after the Kenyan candidate lost the AUC chair job.

Sat, 15 February 2025

7:54 pm Raila Odinga concedes defeat in the AUC chairperson race and says, ‘I Am Not Bitter, I Am Very Happy.’
7:10 pm At least 14 Kenyans are among 18 people being arrested in India at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport while allegedly trying to smuggle gold and diamonds.
6:29 pm Mahmoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti has won the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson seat with 33 votes.
6:28 pm Round 6: Youssouf once again takes the lead with 26 votes, with Raila jumping to 22—not enough to keep the former Prime Minister in the AUC race. He is eliminated.
5:53 pm Round 5: Raila earns 21 votes, Mahamoud Youssouf gains one more to 26 votes; no spoilt vote reported, and 2 abstentions.
5:51 pm Round 4: Mahamoud Youssouf wins with 25 votes; Raila has 21 votes, 1 spoilt vote reported, and 2 abstentions.
5:47 pm Round 3: Raila drops to second with 20 votes, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf wins with 23 votes, and Richard Randriamandrato drops out of the race with 5 votes.
5:30 pm Round 1: No winners for the AUC Chairperson election between Raila Odinga (Kenya), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (Djibouti), and Richard Randriamandrato (Madagascar).
4:43 pm The office of the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) has given the Director General of NEMA, Mamo Boru, 21 days to address the plight of Phenom Estate residents in Nairobi.
4:12 pm Molo MP Kuria Kimani makes his first public appearance in Molo months after the brutal murder of prominent Molo activist Richard Otieno, alias Molo President, which he was accused of orchestrating.
3:07 pm DCI arrests eight suspects, including a 50-year-old woman, following the seizure of 497 kg of marijuana at a homestead in Gilgil.
2:51 pm Kenya earned Ksh108 billion from its flower exports in 2024 compared to Ksh106.68 billion in 2023, a trade association has said.
2:13 pm The Chief of Uganda's Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has threatened to attack the town of Bunia in neighbouring eastern Congo unless "all forces" there surrendered their arms within 24 hours amid ongoing peace talks.
1:45 pm The late legendary broadcaster Leonard Mambo Mbotela has been laid to rest at Lang’ata Cemetery in Nairobi County.
1:16 pm The price of Grade 1 Miraa has been increased from Ksh700 to Ksh1,300, while that of Grade 2 and f Alele has been doubled to Ksh700 and Ksh1,000, respectively.
12:39 pm Angola President João Lourenco is the new AU chairperson for one year, succeeding Mauritania’s Ghazouani; Burundi, Ghana, and Tanzania take first, second, and third vice chair positions, respectively.
12:05 pm Kenya has pledged Ksh258 million to support over 30 million Sudanese people in need of humanitarian assistance.
11:45 am UN Sec-Gen Guterres criticises the lack of permanent African representation on the UN Security Council amid calls for permanent representation in the powerful Council.